Chapter 12 Did you see it wrong?
"Having said that, I still feel uneasy."

Li Shimin frowned slightly, his eyes fixed on the outside of the palace, as if he could see the dangers lurking in the dark through the heavy palace walls.

He sighed softly and turned to look at Empress Zhangsun. "I am truly worried about the safety of you and the children."

Empress Changsun smiled faintly, her expression calm and gentle. "Your Majesty, there's no need to worry too much. Although this matter is strange, if someone truly intended to harm me, they would have already done it."

"Since there has been no movement so far, I believe the other party is also concerned."

She paused, her tone calm but revealing a hint of deep meaning, "Besides, even if you change the palace, it will probably be difficult to avoid someone who can do such things."

“It is better to wait and see, and to remain unchanged in the face of ever-changing circumstances.”

Li Shimin pondered for a moment and nodded, "The Queen is right. I was overthinking it."

Although he said this, the worry between his brows still did not disappear.

Li Shimin picked up the lychee and asked, "Grandpa, do they have any?"

I want to let Li Yuan have a taste too.

Li Yuan had never eaten lychees either.

Li Lizhi nodded obediently, "I gave one to Grandfather and Brother Zhinu, one each. Sizi and Second Sister got an extra one; they really treasure it!"

When Li Shimin heard this, a hint of relief flashed in his eyes.

He looked down at the lychee in his hand and gently peeled off the shell, revealing the crystal clear flesh.

He took a small bite carefully and immediately felt the sweetness in his mouth, and couldn't help feeling a little happy in his heart.

However, he looked up and saw the two little princesses looking at him eagerly, so he pretended to be calm and said:
"This lychee tastes okay, but I don't really like it."

"If Sizi and Erniang like it, you can take it and eat it."

"Hehe~" When Sizi heard this, he immediately smiled, took the lychee, and started eating it in small bites, with a look of satisfaction on his face.

The little princess didn't eat it herself, but shared it with her second sister.

Li Shimin couldn't help licking his lips when he saw her like that. The lychees were indeed delicious, but it was a pity that he couldn't compete with the children for them.

Li Lizhi stood aside, also holding a lychee in her hand, but did not move.

She looked at Li Shimin, then at her two sisters, and a gentle smile flashed in her eyes.

After eating the lychees, the two little princesses ran out of the palace to play contentedly.

From time to time they ran back to the inner hall, looking around cautiously, as if expecting some new surprise.

Li Shimin looked at their happy backs, and the worries in his heart seemed to be alleviated a little.

He turned to Empress Zhangsun and said, "With them here, I feel that this palace has become more lively."

Empress Changsun smiled slightly and looked out of the palace with gentle eyes. "Yes, the laughter of children always makes people forget their worries."

The laughter of the two little princesses playing would not disturb Empress Changsun from reading, and sometimes she was not used to it.

"Boss, the fruit delivery guy is here!" Xu Wenya's crisp voice came from the supermarket entrance, interrupting Xiao Ran's thoughts.

"okay, I get it!"

Xiao Ran put down the account book in his hand, stood up and walked out of the supermarket.

The delivery workers were unloading boxes from the truck. Xiao Ran stood by, his eyes sweeping over the neatly stacked fruit boxes.

After confirming the quantity and quality, he waved his hand and said, "Just like before, put it in the warehouse. I'll move it to the cold storage myself later."

"okay!"

The workers responded and deftly moved boxes of fruits and vegetables into the warehouse and stacked them against the wall.

The boxes were piled high, almost blocking the old mirror on the wall. Xiao Ran walked into the warehouse and began to count the goods.

Xu Wenya took advantage of the fact that there were few people in the store and slipped in. Looking at the boxes filling the warehouse, she couldn't help but say:

"Boss, there are so many things, can you handle it all by yourself? Why don't you find someone to help?"

Xiao Ran didn't even raise his head as he continued to check the fruits and vegetables in the box. "No need, just do it yourself. The more you can save, the better."

Xu Wenya curled her lips. "Fruits and vegetables sell quickly this season. I can find a temporary worker! Isn't that a labor market over there? 3,000 a month, just work for a few months."

Xiao Ran couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. "Three thousand a month? No one in the labor market is willing to do this kind of work. At this price, I guess we can only find college students."

Xu Wenya felt offended when she heard this and glared at Xiao Ran, "Boss, what you said...even college students wouldn't want to do this kind of work!"

Xiao Ran shrugged, with a hint of self-mockery in his tone, "Yeah, I don't want to do this job either."

After saying that, he waved his hand and said, "Okay, you go watch it in front, I'll handle this myself."

Xu Wenya didn't move, but pointed outside, "Liu Ziyue hasn't left yet, he's busy up front."

As she spoke, she rolled up her sleeves and began to help move the boxes.

After working for so long, she is already familiar with what should be placed in the cold storage, and her movements are more skillful than Xiao Ran's.

The two chatted casually while working.

Although Xiao Ran is stingy, he treats his employees well and their salary, benefits and other welfare benefits are quite generous.

Xu Wenya works hard and gets a salary increase every month. The two of them work together very well.

After working for a while, Xiao Ran was so tired that he sat down on the box, leaned back, and took a long breath. "Take a break, and continue working later. You can go to the front and do your work."

Xu Wenya wiped the sweat from her forehead and pointed at the boxes on the ground. "These are too heavy. Can you move them by yourself, Boss?"

Xiao Ran waved his hands, "It's okay, I'm fine..."

Before he could finish his words, Xu Wenya suddenly widened her eyes and pointed behind Xiao Ran, "Boss, the box fell over!"

Xiao Ran was stunned, stood up suddenly and turned to look.

The boxes were stacked there neatly, not moving at all.

"No!" Xiao Ran looked at Xu Wenya in confusion.

Xu Wenya was also a little confused and scratched her head, "I clearly saw it fall..."

The two men walked around to the back of the box and found that the mirror on the wall was still intact and there was no scattered goods on the ground.

"Strange..." Xu Wenya muttered. She clearly saw a box fall over.

In fact, Xu Wenya was not wrong.

A box did fall over, but instead of landing on the ground, it slid silently into the mirror.

At the same time, a muffled "clang" sound suddenly came from the inner hall of the Tang Dynasty Palace.

A box appeared out of nowhere and slammed heavily onto the ground. The lid flipped open and the tomatoes inside rolled all over the floor. The bright red fruits were particularly eye-catching on the smooth floor.

Xiangcao and Shuying looked at each other, and both of them heard the noise.

"There seems to be some sound." Vanilla was not sure.

"I heard it too." Shuying said.

On the other side, two little princesses were playing. Vanilla walked into the pavilion outside the palace and said, "Your Majesty, I heard some noise in the inner palace."

(End of this chapter)

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